Date Original
circa 1900s-1920s
Description
This collection contains correspondence between Grace Porterfield and James Weldon Crawford from circa 1920s. It also includes one note on a Galloway Female College account receipt dated 1919 regarding a wire sent to Grace Porterfield from her father W.E. Porterfield.
Biographical/Historical Note
Grace Porterfield was born in 1902 in Hope, Arkansas, to William E. and Lucy Porterfield. The letters in this collection are addressed to her from Weldon Crawford. They are written on stationary from the American Grocer Co. in England, Arkansas, and The Travelers Insurance company in Malvern, Arkansas. It is believed that Crawford worked for these companies at the time the letters were written. According to Census records, the two eventually married. The collection also contains one note written on an account receipt from Galloway Female College. It is believed that Porterfield attended school there. Grace Porterfield died on October 6, 1993.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.174.033
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Grace Porterfield letters, SMC.174.033
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Grace Porterfield letters, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
